UCEA

What they do

UCEA is a single-family office established in 2008, with its headquarters located in Mayfair, London and representation offices in Lisbon, Switzerland, Hong Kong, and Vietnam. Diversified interests in trading, natural resources, energy, and sustainability, and tends to invest in real estate (Spanish and Portuguese markets), as well as in early-stage direct investments, venture capital, and private equity funds globally. Along with its self-funded division, which focuses on seed and series A opportunities in four primary sectors - energy, healthcare, sports, and tech - the group also owns and operates several companies, including Obsidian (a sports management company), Notus Energy (an energy infrastructure asset manager), Prudential Heritage (a family office online platform business), a healthcare advisory business, a tech advisory business, Riversun Investments (a property project developer and asset manager), and Mandarin Capital (a wealth management business).

What they look for

UCEA's thesis centers on supporting visionary, high-impact technologies and scalable, evidence-driven solutions that have the potential to transform outcomes on a global scale. They focus on long-term value creation and prefer to invest in companies that align with their ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) values, particularly in clean energy and healthcare solutions that reduce costs and improve patient survival.

Stage

Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B+

Sectors

Healthcare, SaaS, AI, Climate, Consumer, Proptech

Based

London, GB